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Shawnee hangin' and a new convert

Just got back from a trip to Shawnee NF to do some herpin'. I convinced my dad to get a GT UL, and he tried it out last night. He's a believer now. He slept for 12 hours! I pitched my new Guide Gear 12x12 tarp over both of our hammocks as pictured. Thanks to dejoha for the great no-sew DIY PLUQ instructions; I used it last night along with a thin pad and it felt like an oven at about 40 degrees.

Not much luck with herps, but there's another hammocker in the crowd now.

There's a well known area in Shawnee that has a biannual herp migration. I've been several times, and there's usually all kinds of great stuff: cottonmouths, rough greens, copperheads, and the occasional timber rattler, along with various skinks, frogs, and salamanders. I think the weather was a little too screwy this time. Still found a few larval salamanders, a rough green, and a couple ribbon snakes though!